3 ms·

Any source for that? A few people have claimed legislation to be a reason but I'm not aware of any such rules. Actually I'd be very, very surprised if this was

Any source for that? A few people have claimed legislation to be a reason but I'm not aware of any such rules. Actually I'd be very, very surprised if this was even in the jurisdiction of the EU.

sbarre 5y ago
It's literally discussed and linked at the top of this thread.
- JI00912 5y ago
  Umm, no. The start of this thread just a link to joinpeertube and the top comment has no source or link of any kind. So I gather you don't have any source either then.
  - thu2111 5y ago
    He means the discussion of the article. The change is due to new EU legislation, links are provided elsewhere in the (whole) thread.
  - Aerroon 5y ago
    It's this thing that's at fault: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/revision-avmsd https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/revision-a... Google even says so: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10070779?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10070779?hl=en >The Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) is an EU-wide coordination of national legislation on audiovisual media – both traditional TV broadcasts and on-demand services. Recently, AVMSD was revised to extend certain rules to video sharing platforms (VSPs). >In line with AVMSD, you may be asked to re-verify your date of birth when watching age-restricted videos. Follow the prompts to submit an image of a valid ID or credit card.